Elementary teachers' formative evaluation practices in an era of curricular reform in Quebec, Canada

Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-398

  Thomas, Lynn ^a   Deaudelin, Colette ^a   Desjardins, Julie ^a   Dezutter, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

elementary school; formative evaluation; teacher practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860655321     PISSN: 0969594X     EISSN: 1465329X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0969594X.2011.590793     Document Type: Article

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